Where does “intercostal” come from?

intercostal (Romanian) comes from French intercostal, from French costal, from Latin costalis, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

intercostal (Romanian): intercostal

Definitions

  1. intercostal

Ancestry of “intercostal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchintercostalintercostal
2Frenchcostalcostal
3LatincostalisOf, pertaining to or resembling ribs
4Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
5Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Latin costa →Every word from Latin costalis →